Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

None of the men of my own generation or of this younger, stand as close to me as you of my regiment, as the men of the Spanish War do,

Remarks on Being Presented With a Canteen by Various Organizations of the Spanish War Veterans in San Francisco, California

05/12/1903

More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

Be ye doers of the word and not hearers only;

If a man is not decent, is not square and honest, then the possession of ability only serves to render him more dangerous to the community; ...

A man to be a good American must be straight, and he must also be strong.

We shall make our government a success if we shall measure each man by the standard of his worth as a man.